Faculty of Social Work & Social Care

Care homes provide a home and personal care for people who need extra support in their daily lives.

Care homes can be categorised into two main types – Residential, which ensure needs of residents are met and Nursing, which ensures needs are met as well supporting with nursing needs, commonly supported by a qualified Nurse.

Early Resolution and Safeguarding

The Early Resolution and Safeguarding Team is a county wide team that assesses the needs of adults, to determine if they are eligible for statutory care and support. We are also responsible for coordinating the Safeguarding Adults, Person In Position of Trust (PiPoT) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards processes and functions across Buckinghamshire. Where safely possible, we aim to offer advice, information and signposting that enables people to live independently, whilst promoting their strengths and abilities, and, in turn, this aims to reduce, prevent and delay their need for long term care and support at all opportunities.

Hospital Discharge 

The Hospital Discharge Teams work primarily in hospital discharge and intermediate care, providing assessments and support for Buckinghamshire residents who find themselves in need of support, during a hospital stay or, post discharge when they are occupying discharge to assess services and require statutory assessments. They complete Care Act assessments, Mental Capacity assessments, Carer assessments and holistic support planning. The teams also complete safeguarding enquiries and work within the hospital discharge policy. 

Long Term Support and Review 

These teams are contacted if an older person, or a person with disabilities, requires long-term care and support close to where they live. This service also supports younger people aged 18-25 with social care needs in their transition from children’s services to adult social care. These locality teams will facilitate a strength-based approach, promoting prevention and natural networks of support close to where they live. These teams undertake assessments and reviews.

Occupational Therapy

The service takes a strength based, holistic, client centred approach, in the act of supporting Buckinghamshire’s 18+ residents to do the things they want and need to do. The Occupational Therapy service focuses on helping people to live as independently as possible within their own homes and community environment. This can be achieved through a multitude of interventions, with practice and rationale underpinned by the Care Act 2014 and Disabled Facilities Grant legislation. 

Short Breaks

Short Breaks Day Services offer building-based support and outreach support for residents with complex and high support needs, including those with learning difficulties, dementia and behaviours that challenge. There are services in Buckingham, Chesham, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Burnham, Hughenden and Beaconsfield, supporting all Buckinghamshire adult residents.  Short Breaks Overnight Service are based in Beaconsfield and provide respite for individuals with learning difficulties. The individuals that access service will come to stay for a few nights depending on their individual allocated nights.  

Home Independence

The Home Independence team help people stay in their own home and become independent again after a change in their health. They provide short-term support that enables clients to practice everyday tasks in their own homes and re-gain confidence across Buckinghamshire.

Mental Health Social Work sits within Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, as part of a section 75 agreement, whereby the Council delegates this statutory function.

The South Community Mental Health and Older Adults Team deliver social care responsibilities within the Care Act for Adults and Older Adults and their carers within Community Mental Health Teams across South Buckinghamshire.

The Early Resolution and Safeguarding Team triage and undertake safeguarding enquiries, as well as responding to new referrals.

The 18-25s Social Work Team work closely with the Council 18-25s team and support young people transitioning from CAMHS or children’s placements into adult mental health services.

The Aylesbury Vale Adult Mental Health Social Care Team and Older Adult CMHT Social Work Team provides statutory Care Act and s117 aftercare input to people with eligible needs arising from mental health issues. They provides statutory Care Act and s117 aftercare input to people with eligible needs arising from mental health.